NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 15, 2026

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Tuesday, September 15, 2026 puts I in the center, with C, G, M, N, P, R around it. There are 19 valid words. It plays like a Very Hard puzzle.

These are the NYT-accepted answers for this hive. Every word includes I. Tap a word for a short definition.

19Words
107Points
75Genius
1Pangram
Very Hard★★★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Tap a hive letter to show words that start with it. Tap it again to clear. Every word includes I.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

4

5-letter words

5

6-letter words

3

7-letter words

4

8-letter words

2

9-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterI
Vowels1
Rare lettersNone
Words19
Points107
Pangram1
Longest word9
Average length5.9

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 75 points. Queen Bee is 107.

Genius · 32 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start2
Moving Up5
Good9
Solid16
Nice27
Great43
Amazing54
75Genius75
Queen Bee107

Letter Distribution

How many words start with each letter. Tap a letter to mark those words in the list above.

Points by Word Length

Where the 107 points of this puzzle sit. Tap a row to open that length in the answer list.

Pangram Breakdown

CRIMPING
8 letters 15 points 2 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: I ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 390 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 1th percentile
Total points 3th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words1973.815418
Points107354.789260
Pangrams12.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The September 15, 2026 hive put I in the center with C, G, M, N, P, R around it. Queen Bee needed all 19 words (107 points). Genius sat at 75.

Pangram on this date: CRIMPING. Top starting letters: M (8), P (6). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Very Hard.

FAQs for September 15, 2026